The Finance Weekly

APRIL 25, 2022

The situation in Ukraine has dominated new headlines for weeks on end now, and for good reason. The country is in a dire humanitarian crisis and has affected the world from waves of refugees to rising US gas prices. But is the relevance of such a crisis relevant to finance professionals, or is this just an unfortunate occurrence that such workers will keep hearing about for the foreseeable future?

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Payments Dive

OCTOBER 10, 2022

The Clearing House, Swift and rivals are jostling to speed up cross-border payments, with collaboration and competition likely to emerge at an international conference this week.

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Agile Payments

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Can you accept customer payments without having a Merchant Account?

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Synapse Payment Systems

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Profit margins are tight right now, and as operating costs increase, many businesses wonder if they should surcharge credit cards. While there are pros and cons to surcharging, most businesses are better off avoiding it. Here’s why credit card surcharges hurt your business—and what you should do instead to raise revenue and keep customer loyalty. What is a Credit Card Surcharge?

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Speaker: Benjamin Woll, Tiffany Spizzo, and Jaime Santos Alcón

Enterprise commerce is at an inflection point. Rigid, monolithic platforms slow brands down, but a full replatforming is disruptive and costly. Modular architecture offers a flexible, scalable alternative - allowing enterprise brands to modernize without ripping and replacing their entire stack. Learn how a composable approach helps modernize commerce stacks while maintaining control over critical systems.

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The Finance Weekly

JUNE 22, 2022

With a recession looming, many Fractional CFOs (FCFOs) are worried that they will lose their customers due to budget cuts. However, by implementing FP&A automation, their customers will be provided a more in-depth analysis that will set them up for any scenario that can occur in the coming months. In addition, it will create a far more efficient process that will allow FCFOs to take on more customers and add value.

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The Finance Weekly

MARCH 6, 2022

Historically, there is a very small percentage of women in finance- even more so than other industries. Female CFOs account for only 12% of all executives in that position, while the number of women CFOs amongst Fortune 500 and S&P 500 companies is slightly , higher (15%). Although it is still a very low percentage in the grand scheme of things, the number has been increasing steadily for quite a few decades, and has more than doubled since the turn of the century.

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The Finance Weekly

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Three FP&A solution companies scored big in this year’s company awards given out by job hunting website Comparably. Datarails, Vena, and Workday, leaders in the large and competitive field of FP&A software, all won multiple awards in the employee salary, benefits, and leadership categories. Comparably’s awards differ from other company award systems in that there is no entry fee, PR, or self-nomination.

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The Finance Weekly

OCTOBER 9, 2022

In the past, there was little opportunity for close collaboration between the functions of finance and IT. Now, however, they routinely work together to create high-value, strategic projects for the organization. As organizations implement new technologies and launch digital initiatives meant to modernize or wholly transform their operations, effective finance and IT collaboration can help to assure that the organization realizes positive outcomes from those investments.

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The Finance Weekly

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

What is a financial tech stack? A tech stack, or a solutions stack, is the combination of technologies and software tools that an organization uses in order to conduct day to day business operations. As the number and quality of software tools increases, companies are constantly looking to find better ways to cut down on manual work and increase efficiency.

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The Finance Weekly

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

FP&A teams spend way too little time in value-adding activities. In fact a survey from the online FP&A resource community FP&A Trends found that , only 12.5% of organizations spend 40% of their time in value-adding activities. While these numbers are concerning, the real problem lies in the fact that organizations either believe that they are doing far more business partnering and value-adding activities than they really are, or they believe that there is not much that can be done to

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Speaker: Michael Veatch, Senior Director, Implementations & Ella Aguirre, Director of Solution Consulting

Embedding payments can be a transformative step for software companies looking to enhance their platform capabilities, boost customer satisfaction, and drive long-term growth. However, the success of payments hinges on a single thing: implementation. Drawing on real-world insights and experiences, payments implementation experts Michael Veatch and Ella Aguirre will explore actionable strategies that can lead to a transparent, friction-free launch and mitigate potential challenges like technical

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The Finance Weekly

AUGUST 14, 2022

Artificial intelligence (AI) has dazzling possibilities and high expectations, but there are many misconceptions about how it can impact the office of finance. Let's explore four of these myths and their potential to perpetuate limiting beliefs that can impact the ability of a business to compete in the market and attract talent. Myth #1 “There is no need to alter our current course of action.

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The Finance Weekly

APRIL 12, 2022

For many accounting and finance professionals, being a chief financial officer (CFO) is a career highlight. However, getting there is only the start of the journey. With seemingly endless options and the remarkable shift brought about by The Great Resignation, many people are venturing into new c-level roles or industries for the first time. Taking that next step towards the finance executive table, whether you have 10, 20, or even 30 years of expertise in finance, is no easy task.

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The Finance Weekly

JULY 19, 2022

FP&A software assists CFOs, finance leaders, and FP&A experts in ensuring the financial health of their organization by tracking and analyzing current outcomes and forecasting future performance. These cutting-edge tools aid teams in streamlining, automating, and improving the accuracy and efficacy of tactical and strategic initiatives. With providers of all shapes and sizes offering FP&A software, selecting the right platform for your specific needs can be difficult.

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The Finance Weekly

AUGUST 30, 2022

Why are FP&A software tools essential for small businesses? FP&A software tools are increasingly important for businesses of all sizes. Historically, FP&A teams primarily existed as a separate department, mostly among large and established companies. But all of that has changed. , FP&A is no longer a separate entity that works only with the finance department.

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Payments Dive

AUGUST 19, 2022

The federal government’s new real-time payments system should be ready for use by the middle of next year, Fed Governor Michelle Bowman said in a speech this week.

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Payments Dive

JULY 20, 2022

A federal government report released this week takes aim at the problem of fraudulent public benefit payments, which mushroomed to $281 billion for fiscal year 2021.

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Payments Dive

AUGUST 29, 2022

The nation’s biggest bank and bank trade groups stressed the risks of creating a central bank digital currency in comments to the Fed, and largely rejected the idea that a digital dollar would accomplish stated goals.

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Payments Dive

JULY 14, 2022

The Federal Reserve plans to unleash a U.S. real-time payments system next year in the form of FedNow, but it’s an open question as to whether, or how, consumers and businesses will adopt instant payments.

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The Finance Weekly

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Billions of dollars is a lot to lose, especially in regards to a largely avoidable mistake. A study by the University of Baltimore and Excel-based FP&A company, , DataRails , lays out the full economic costs of businesses sticking with manually prepared financial reports. Breaking down the Math. $6.1 billion is the first number that came out of the research and this represents the total amount of money lost by manual financial work.

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Payments Dive

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Visa's CFO on Wednesday brushed off any concerns about the threat of new competition from FedNow, or any other real-time payments system.

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Payments Dive

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The Block-owned buy now-pay later provider is growing beyond its “pay in 4” plans by adding a financing option for pricier purchases.

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Payments Dive

MARCH 11, 2022

With Russia shut out of U.S. and EU payment infrastructures, the country is pivoting to alternatives such as China's UnionPay card system and other channels that may take its trade and commerce through China.

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Speaker: David Nisbet, Everett Zufelt, and Michaela Weber

Once upon a time, in the vast realm of online commerce, there lived a humble checkout button overlooked by many. Yet, within its humble click lay the power to transform a mere visitor into a loyal customer. 🧐 💡 Getting checkout right can mark the difference between a successful sale and an abandoned cart, yet many businesses fail to make payments a part of their commerce strategy even when it has a direct impact on revenue.

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Payments Dive

MARCH 16, 2022

Each generation has approached credit differently; Gen Z is no exception. As they turn toward credit cards, industry analysts say these consumers are likely to keep card companies on their toes.

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Payments Dive

MARCH 29, 2022

While talk of a digital dollar has mainly focused on creation of a central bank digital currency through the Federal Reserve, a group of House Democrats on Monday proposed legislation that pivots in a different direction, creating an electronic dollar through a new program administered by the Treasury Department.

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Payments Dive

MARCH 10, 2022

Some consumers are charging buy now-pay later installment payments to their credit cards, and that should serve as a "warning flag" to regulators, said three economists who authored the research paper.

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Payments Dive

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Visa cautioned the public about perceiving a new merchant code for gun-sellers as a means to interfere with any lawful sales. And the NRA said it’s seeking to water down implementation of the new code.

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Speaker: Becky Parisotto and John Vurdelja

Fulfillment is no longer just about getting products from point A to point B – it's about crafting seamless, scalable, customer first experiences. Flexible fulfillment strategies are more important than ever for those aiming to stay ahead and build resilience as retail enters a new era in 2025. Learn how to optimize fulfillment processes, tackle complex, multi-vendor orders, and create seamless customer experiences – from white-glove delivery for high-value items to quick-ship solutions for ever

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Payments Dive

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Sen. Dick Durbin and his Republican ally, Sen. Roger Marshall, seek to attach their credit card competition legislation to a defense spending bill.

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Payments Dive

JUNE 8, 2022

As Toast adds services, the Boston startup is taking business from larger rivals and fintech peers, analysts say.

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Payments Dive

JULY 5, 2022

The earned wage access provider said that it was eliminating some fees just as the federal agency decided to remove a prior order giving the company leeway under certain laws.

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Payments Dive

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The payments company, which went public in June 2020, isn’t ruling out a return to being private, its CEO said.

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Speaker: Jennifer Wright and Nick Barron

2025 is right around the corner, and with it comes a new wave of consumer expectations, competitive pressures, and operational challenges. Success lies in finding the balance between operational flexibility and creating experiences that keep customers coming back. The future of retail belongs to those who can stay ahead of shifting customer preferences and marketing trends. 🔮 In this session, we’ll dive deep into what it takes to keep customers engaged and your operations nimble, no matt

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